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12.10.2010

There's a divorce going on in Dallas where the wife wants $15 20 billion and the guy actually has that much. Edit: Oops. Poor guy only has $5 billion. I bet he regrets getting younger at that position.

I'm not sure what the hype is about the new TRON movie which is based on a horrible video game (I'd put a quarter in and watch a motorcycle run into a line within 15 seconds) as well as a previous bomb of a movie from the 1980s.

Family picture time was last night with a remote controlled camera. That was a very Modern Family wheels off experience. ("When's this going to happen?" I asked. "In about 15 minutes," came the reply. My new internal married clock told me that would be slightly over an hour. I was right.)

Regarding my opinion of the silliness of the FBI tricking dumb-terrorist-wannabees: Geraldo Rivera said the same thing on Fox & Friends this morning. (Side note about another contributor to the program: When did Stuart Varney turn into fear-mongering hack?)

Texas DPS inducted 37 new troopers yesterday. They walked into the ceremony chanting, "A trooper's life is made for me." Really?

And the keynote speaker actually said, ""It's significant that when Chuck Norris dreams of what he would be, he dreams that he would be a member of the DPS. That says something." Really?

The Wise County guy on trial for dope got 12 years. And all across the state this evening prosecutors will ingest a fluid into their body to alter their mental state at a thing called "happy hour."

For most of my life, I wouldn't acknowledge Christmas until a week before it happened in order to avoid Christmas Burnout. That might have been a mistake.

Some company called Groupon was approached by Google with an offer to be purchased for $6 billion. They turned Google down. Mark Cuban would have told them to take "stupid money."

The Mavericks will lose in the first of second round of the playoffs -- I don't care if they win 50 games straight. (And, man, I despise their coach.)

I was watching part of a documentary on World War II last night (on the bombing or Britain.) I perceived myself as an inquisitive guy trying to learn something. I suppose the kids in the house perceived me as an old guy watching a boring war show.

I remember being unimpressed with the original TRON movie as well. But it seems to have aged well. Its use of computer-generated animation was groundbreaking, and it's hailed, now, as a precourser of "things-to-come" - from a movie production standpoing. ... And for what it's worth, the movie was better than the game.

My recollection is that the acting in the original movie struck me as peculiarly flat. But for whatever reason, the movie has had "legs" (as they say in the industry).

Sometimes movies that die at the original box office just somehow live on. Remember, Rocky Horror originally bombed ... was in fact laughed out of some theaters.

Tron as a movie (either version): Dreck. Tron as a video game: Wonderful. (As were Berzerk and Joust. I have a grudge against Missile Command since breaking a finger on a trackball during a particularly vigorous session.)

Divorce case:the story says the guy is worth $6 bil and she's asking for 15 + another $5 bil, even thought they have prenups. She wants three times what he's currently worth? That's divorce math for ya! Regardless of the worth of the husband, how can she justify trying to extort that much money? Let's say she was very supportive and raised their four kids. (and be honest - super rich folks don't raise their own kids, they pay others to do it) There's no way she deserves that much unless she was actively involved in the operation of his business. She should be ecstatic if she gets $15 MILLION, and gets her a$$ thrown on the street

Not sure what you're trying to say with the FBI/Geraldo statement - it's like you're bragging "I must be right about this, cuz that hack news wh0re believes the same thing I do."

I'm not saying Chuck Norris actually dreamed of being a trooper, but if he did, would that be such a bad thing? To aspire to be a member of one of the most highly regarded law enforcement agencies in the country?

Disclaimer: no drugs or alcohol we're (sic) involved during the writing of this commentIf the guy that got 12 years had altered his mental state at happy hour instead of dealing in illegal substances, he wouldn't be looking at 12 years. If the prosecutors switch from liquid to some other form of "happy" hour, they might join him in the "joint"Let's recap:booze - legal (unless you're driving or overindulging)drugs - still illegal regardless of what you're doing

Neve Campbell has always been a hottie, and probably always will be. But not a fan of the disappointment that is "is it flesh or just flesh-colored material under the lace?"

If the kid units perceive you as the old guy in the house, then I suggest you embrace your inner old guy, no matter how young you feel. Trying to make yourself over will only make you look lame for trying. Once they get over the hump of teen self-consciousness, they'll understand

If you want to understand some of the Tron hype, goto gizmodo.com and search TRON. It was a little past your time, but lots of young kids dug it, coming in a time during the Good Star Wars Films and non-box-office hits but fun to watch on HBO or RENT A VHS films like The Black Hole, Tron, MegaForce, etc.

The last 30 for 30 comes on Saturday Night at 9pm I believe. Its called Pony Excess... about SMU and the death penalty. These shows by ESPN have typically been greatness.

A lot of people under age 40 have never even seen the original Tron....yet Disney hasn't released this film on DVD recently so younger audiences can see it (although there is is 2001 edition DVD that is long since out of print...and selling for $150 on E-bay).

I can't even find this movie on Netflix or at a Blockbuster.

The new Tron movie will suffer at the box office because of Disney's lousy marketing decision.

As I was watching the Mavericks last night I was thinking it was about time for your prediction that they will bow out in the first or second round, and unfortunately you have been right the last several years but....no Ericka Dampier, Roddy is coming soon, they ran into the Spurs last year which is always a coin flip....dammnit they suck me in every year!